2001 St. Thomas by-election
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21 September 2001
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| Turnout | 63.72% | |||||||||||||||
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A by-election was held in the Barbadian constituency of the St. Thomas on 21 September 2001 after the resignation of Barbados Labour Party member David Simmons who was the representative of the constituency in the House of Assembly of Barbados. It was first election in the country that took place in the 21st century.[1]
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| David Simmons | Barbados Labour Party | 3,687 | 76.19 | |
| George Pilgrim | Democratic Labour Party | 1,152 | 23.81 | |
| Total | 4,839 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,839 | 99.51 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 24 | 0.49 | ||
| Total votes | 4,863 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 7,877 | 61.74 | ||
| Source: Caribbean Elections,[2] Electoral and Boundaries Commission[3] | ||||
